In November, he appeared in an episode of Who Do You Think You Are?, in which he found out he was related to royalty.

Dyer discovered that he is descended from William the Conqueror, Edward III and Thomas Cromwell.

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John Partridge played Christian in EastEnders

Former EastEnders star John Partridge said Dyer was likely to be under a great deal of pressure while working on EastEnders due to the “relentless” schedule.

He told ITV’s Good Morning Britain: “I’m sure he’s under enormous pressure, but I’m sure he has a great response from people in the street.

“I only had a very positive response – from the white van man to the 83-year-old gran.

“But it is relentless, the schedule there can be relentless, and I should imagine if he has got any problems, or anything like that, to try and deal with life outside of that – when you’re there 12, 13, or 15, 16 hours a day sometimes – that can be difficult.”